New Arcades For Elegant Living - This Week In Retro 269

from This Week in Retro · host Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers, Dave and Duncan Styles

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 If you've had a hard time getting arcade cabinet purchases past "The Accountant" (as Chris affectionately calls Nicky) a new transformable design from furniture to fun on Kickstarter may be the solution. In addition to the marital politics of arcade ownership, this unprecedented episode of This Week in Retro also takes on the international politics of song through LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER's retro tech-themed contribution to Eurovision and the Australian politics of microcomputer innovation, which culminated in "The Matilda." All this, a Minty Cyberdeck, a replacement for the Atari POKEY, and more! ERRATA: Jason accidentally says "Atari 2600" at 19:22. He of course meant to say "Atari 600XL," the 16k microcomputer. 00:00 - Show Opening 01:47 - Small Solutions To Big Tech Problems Story Link: https://newatlas.com/games/swap-arcade-gaming-system-folds-into-cabinet/ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amat/swap-arcade-full-arcade-that-turns-into-a-furniture-cabinet/description Swap Arcade Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amat/swap-arcade-full-arcade-that-turns-into-a-furniture-cabinet Minty Cyberdeck: https://hackaday.io/project/205598-altoids-tin-mini-cyberdeck 14:34 - From Beetles to Bees Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idt-g_UQbqw Aussie JSW: https://jswcentral.org/jsw48-a-59_aussiecousin.html 23:06 - Housekeeping - News links found below 28:16 - Look Mum, One Point! Story Link: https://news.sky.com/story/who-is-look-mum-no-computer-the-electro-frankenstein-hoping-to-end-uks-eurovision-drought-13544400 Furby Organ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYLBjScgb7o 34:30 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social Youtube: Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMA Jason - https://www.youtube.com/@TheRetroAdventurers Audio Podcast: https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/ Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com 📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337 📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekinRetro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. News In Brief Links Isometric Wolf3D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S59w7Qeu9D4 Atic Atac 3D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EofGuoLeSrQ Vacuum tubes: https://hackaday.com/2026/05/11/the-vacuum-tubes-last-stands/ ThamesTV 1980s Computers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_IzLdfVK2k Windows CE on Nintendo 64: https://hackaday.com/2026/05/17/running-windows-ce-on-the-nintendo-64/ Digital Press forums offline: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/05/thanks-for-destroying-your-own-legacy-quarter-century-of-online-gaming-history-vanishes-as-digital-press-forum-goes-dark JUST_POKEY: https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=431 Infocom novels online: https://www.reddit.com/r/zork/comments/1tbv4cb/classic_zork_novels_now_in_ebook_format/

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🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 If you've had a hard time getting arcade cabinet purchases past "The Accountant" (as Chris affectionately calls Nicky) a new transformable design from furniture to fun on Kickstarter may be the solution. In addition to the marital politics of arcade ownership, this unprecedented episode of This Week in Retro also takes on the international politics of song through LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER's retro tech-themed contribution to Eurovision and the Australian politics of microcomputer innovation, which culminated in "The Matilda." All this, a Minty Cyberdeck, a replacement for the Atari POKEY, and more! ERRATA: Jason accidentally says "Atari 2600" at 19:22. He of course meant to say "Atari 600XL," the 16k microcomputer. 00:00 - Show Opening 01:47 - Small Solutions To Big Tech ProblemsStory Link: https://newatlas.com/games/swap-arcade-gaming-system-folds-into-cabinet/https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amat/swap-arcade-full-arcade-that-turns-into-a-furniture-cabinet/description Swap Arcade Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amat/swap-arcade-full-arcade-that-turns-into-a-furniture-cabinetMinty Cyberdeck: https://hackaday.io/project/205598-altoids-tin-mini-cyberdeck 14:34 - From Beetles to BeesStory Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idt-g_UQbqwAussie JSW: https://jswcentral.org/jsw48-a-59_aussiecousin.html 23:06 - Housekeeping - News links found below 28:16 - Look Mum, One Point!Story Link: https://news.sky.com/story/who-is-look-mum-no-computer-the-electro-frankenstein-hoping-to-end-uks-eurovision-drought-13544400Furby Organ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYLBjScgb7o 34:30 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing!https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts!Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social Youtube:Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMAJason - https://www.youtube.com/@TheRetroAdventurers Audio Podcast:https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/ Subscribe to the audio version of the show!📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekinRetro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. News In Brief Links Isometric Wolf3D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S59w7Qeu9D4 Atic Atac 3D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EofGuoLeSrQ Vacuum tubes: https://hackaday.com/2026/05/11/the-vacuum-tubes-last-stands/ ThamesTV 1980s Computers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_IzLdfVK2k Windows CE on Nintendo 64: https://hackaday.com/2026/05/17/running-windows-ce-on-the-nintendo-64/ Digital Press forums offline: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/05/thanks-for-destroying-your-own-legacy-quarter-century-of-online-gaming-history-vanishes-as-digital-press-forum-goes-dark JUST_POKEY: https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=431 Infocom novels online: https://www.reddit.com/r/zork/comments/1tbv4cb/classic_zork_novels_now_in_ebook_format/

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